IMP Calculation

IMPs: the difference between the results the two (2) partnerships achieved on a board is input to a “Diff” column in a
table and the International MatchPoints (IMPs) are read from the associated “IMPs” column
 All boards played are converted to IMPs International Matchpoint (IMP) Scale
o You only win IMPs if you have a
Diff IMPs Diff IMPs Diff IMPs
positive difference of 20 points or more
o If you lose by 20 or more points, you 20 - 40 1 370 - 420 9 1500 - 1740 17
lose the appropriate number of IMPs 50 - 80 2 430 - 490 10 1750 - 1990 18
90 - 120 3 500 - 590 11 2000 - 2240 19
o A dead tie or a difference of only 10 is 130 - 160 4 600 - 740 12 2250 - 2490 20
a “push” and neither team earns any 170 - 210 5 750 - 890 13 2500 - 2990 21
IMPs on that board 220 - 260 6 900 -1090 14 3000 - 3490 22
 All IMPs are totaled to arrive at a single IMP 270 - 310 7 1100 -1290 15 3500 - 3990 23
score for the match 320 - 360 8 1300 -1490 16 4000 & up 24

Victory Point Calculation

Victory Points: derived from IMPs based on a 20-point scale. (A 30-point scale is available, but typically not used.)
 Victory Points (VPs) are calculated on the total IMP score for the match 20-Pt. Victory Point (VP) Scale
 The 2 teams split the available Victory Points (no negative VPs)
IMPs VPs IMPs VPs
o A dead tie in IMPs gives each team 10 VPs (20-point scale)
o A team that wins by 1 or 2 IMPs gets 11 VPs; 0 10-10 14-16 16-4
the losing team gets 9 1-2 11-9 17-19 17-3
3-4 12-8 20-23 18-2
o A win by 5-7 IMPs results in a 13 / 7 split 5-7 13-7 24-27 19-1
o A win by 28 IMPs or more, called a “blitz,” has all 20 VPs going 8-10 14-6 28+ 20-0
to the victors 11-13 15-5
 Victory Points are cumulative for all the matches